October 30, 2011, 5:00AM

It’s a paradox that judges who are expected to be above politics when they are sitting on the bench have to practice bare-knuckle politics in order to attain it. However flawed, that’s the system we have in New York state. The result has been a scrum in the campaign in the state Supreme Court’s Fifth Judicial District, which covers... Full story »

January 25, 2011, 10:22AM

December 29, 2010, 11:47AM

Salina, NY – The former chief of the Liverpool Police and the son of a retired Supreme Court justice are seeking Republican nominations to run for Supreme Court next fall. Gerard J. “Gerry” Neri, Liverpool chief from 1984 to 1998, said he has spoken to Onondaga County Republican Chairman Thomas V. Dadey Jr. and several others about his interest in... Full story »